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Ibrahim Traoré’s Burkina Faso: Nationalist Gains, Reactionary Retreats, and the Struggle for People’s Power

Burkina Faso’s latest military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has launched a series of bold economic reforms aimed at reclaiming national sovereignty. But alongside nationalist victories, his government has pursued deeply reactionary policies—most notably criminalizing homosexuality—and remains wedded to military rule. As Third Way long admired Thomas Sankara’s radical vision for the country, many ask: can … Continue reading

Forced Displacement Proposals for Gaza: Legal, Ethical, and Political Failures

1,246 words, 7 minutes read time. Introduction Recent proposals associated with President Donald Trump and his affiliates have sparked alarm by suggesting the mass transfer of Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinian residents out of the territory. In late 2024 and early 2025, Trump openly floated plans to “take over” Gaza, “empty” it of Palestinians, and redevelop … Continue reading

Government Moves to Ban Palestine Action: A Closer Look

2,588 words, 14 minutes read time. Palestine Action is a UK-based direct-action group founded in July 2020 that seeks to “dismantle British complicity” with Israel’s military actions by physically disrupting arms companies supplying the Israeli Defence Forces. Its founders – notably Huda Ammori and Richard Barnard – launched the campaign by breaking into the Elbit … Continue reading

How Drones, Propaganda and Assassinations Are Redefining Modern Warfare — and What Britain Must Learn

By Patrick Harrington Modern conflicts from Ukraine to the Middle East reveal how cheap drones, covert killings and real-time propaganda are transforming the nature of war. Swarms of drones can strike tanks and ships for pennies on the pound. Targeted assassinations decapitate enemy leadership with surgical precision. Meanwhile, social media and war bloggers on Telegram … Continue reading

Britain Must Not Be Drawn Into an Unnecessary War with Iran

4,655 words, 25 minutes read time. Introduction:At dawn on a Friday in June 2025, Israeli warplanes struck deep into Iran, bombing dozens of nuclear and military sites. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the operation as necessary for Israel’s very survival, after claiming Iran had breached its nuclear obligations. Within hours, Iran retaliated with volleys of … Continue reading

Unpacking Britain’s Complicity in Gaza’s Destruction

1,279 words, 7 minutes read time Arming an Onslaught As Israel’s military unleashed an onslaught on Gaza, levelling neighbourhoods and killing thousands of civilians, Britain was busy ramping up arms exports to Israel at breakneck speed. In late 2024, UK officials decried the “intolerable” human suffering in Gaza – even as they approved record weapons … Continue reading